Rich Minx

This is the one where Rich Minx does something embarrassing.

Last night I was kneeling on the edge of my bed, leaned backwards (forgetting I was on the edge of the bed), and proceeded to do a head-first reverse somersault that culminated in a nasty *crunch* and me lying in a very strange position on the floor.

I went to hospital but luckily it was nothing worse than a back and neck I won’t be able to move properly for the next few days.

I hope you are laughing, because I am. What a dumbass! I also feel lucky though because imagine if I’d broken my neck or something. Hello, Christopher Reeve (although he was on a horse; I went flying off an inanimate bed).

I used to scoff at the TV commercials they screened here for a while (run by the Accident Compensation people) warning us about the dangers of our own homes. They were quite shocking: housewife trips over a toy and falls face first over a glass coffee table; man climbs ladder to paint his roof, ladder falls back and man lands on concrete; man has shower, trips on wet floor and goes flying. Ouch!

Judging from the tales I overheard at the hospital last night, it’s pretty easy to have accidents like these. But how cautious can we be? You gotta live your life, man. It got me thinking about blogging hazards, though. What hidden physical dangers do we risk as we innocently blog away in the alleged safety of the home?

• Electrocution
• RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury)
• Heavy objects falling on us (equipment, from shelves etc)
• Falling off chair (don’t drink and blog)
• Burns when spilling coffee on self (don’t drink and blog)
• Plus: Emotional trauma damage when flamed by a troll - aka insulted by someone being controversial for the sake of it

Solution: Padded suit and helmet. I’m going to market it as Blogger Protection Gear.

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